Arrow straightener



Nov. 3, 1964 M. F. MOQUEARY ARROW STRAIGHTENER Filed May 4, 1962 M QUE/1R) BY K:

United States Patent 3,154,982 ARRGW S'IRAEGHTENER Milton F. McQueary, Box 1213, Delta, Utah Filed May 4, H132, Ser. No. 192,440 2 Ciainls. (Ci. SI -TS) This invention relates to a novel implement of extremely simple construction constituting an instrument for use in visually detecting bends in arrow shafts and a tool for holding the arrow in a desired position while a straining force is manually applied thereto for eliminating the bend.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device or implement which is capable of accommodating arrow shafts of different diameters without requiring any adjustment of the implement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination tool and instrument which may be very economically manufactured and sold, which will be extremely durable and efiicient for accomplishing its intended purpose, and which is light in weight and extremely compact so that it can be readily carried in a garment pocket or in the accessory pocket of a quiver.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing illustrating presently preferred embodiments thereof, and wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of one embodiment of the arrow straightener with a part of an arrow shown applied thereto and being straightened;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 22 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along a plane as indicated by the line 33 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 4 is a side elevational View, similar to FIG- URE 1 and illustrating another embodiment of the arrow straightener, and

FIGURE 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 of FIGURE 4.

Referring more specifically to the drawing and first with reference to FIGURES 1 to 3, the arrow straightener as disclosed therein is designated generally 7 and comprises an elongated bar 8 having a front side 9, an upper edge 10 and a lower edge 11.

An arm 12 is formed integral with the bar 8 and extends upwardly from the upper edge 16, near an end 13 of the bar, said arm being disposed coplanar with the bar and being curved away from the end 13. The bar 8 and arm 1?; are formed from a single piece of rigid material.

The other end portion 14 of the bar 8 is preferably widened and has two longitudinally spaced struck-out portions forming a first lug 15 and a second lug 16, which lugs project outwardly from the front side 9. The lug 15 has a downwardly facing lug seat 17 and the lug 16, which is disposed between the lug 15 and arm 12, has an upwardly facing lug seat 18 which is downwardly offset relative to the lug seat 17 but disposed parallel thereto. As seen in FIGURE 2, each of the lug seats has divergent walls 19.

As seen in FIGURE 1, a portion of an arrow shaft 20 is shown supported by the arrow straightener 7 with the lug seat 17 engaging over a part of the shaft 243 and the lug seat 18 engaging under another part thereof, and with the arrow point or head 21 disposed beyond the first or outer lug 15. When the arrow 20 is thus supported by the lugs 15 and 16, the shaft thereof will extend from the second or inner lug 16 across the front side of the arm 12.

The lug seats are each formed with divergent walls 19 so that the lugs may accommodate arrow shafts of different diameters, since the arrow straightener is primarily intended for straightening arrows having metal shafts, specifically aluminum, which arrow shafts are marketed in approximately eight diameter sizes ranging from to The divergent walls 19 of the lug seats 17 and 3.3 will accommodate arrow shafts within this complete range of diameters and in addition will support the arrow shafts spaced from approximately 4;", for small size arrows, to approximately & for large size arrows, from the front side 9 of the bar portion 14 and from the front side of the arm 12, as seen in FIGURES 2 and 3, respectively. The front face of the arm 12 is provided with a series of graduations or markings 22 on the part thereof across which the arrow shaft 2% extends and which are disposed approximately parallel to the arrow shaft.

The arrow straightener is supported by the left hand. As illustrated in FIGURE 1 in dotted lines, the part of the bottom edge 11 located near the end 13 extends across and engages against the palm 23 of the left hand and the fingers extend up across the rear side of the bar 8 and engage lightly over the arrow shaft 20 with the index finger 24, and middle finger 25 straddling the arm 12, as seen in FIGURE 1. The thumb and index finger of the right hand, as indicated by broken lines at 26 in FIGURE 1, engage the arrowhead 21 beyond the end portion 14 for rotating the arrow shaft about its axis in the lug seats. As the arrow shaft is engaged very lightly with the fingers of the left hand, as the shaft revolves, if it is bent between the lug i6 and arm 12, the part thereof extending across the arm 12 will move in a circular path toward and away from the arm and upwardly and downwardly relative thereto. The markings 22. are utilized to visually indicate when the shaft is bent by the shaft portion, which extends across said markings, moving upwardly and downwardly relative thereto. When this occurs, rotation of the shaft 25) is stopped with the shaft at its highest point relative to the markings 22, and a gripping force is then exerted by the. fingers of the left hand to apply a straining force to the arrow shaft to remove the bend therefrom.

Thereafter the arrow is again rotated and rechecked for straightness and if the bend has been removed, the arrow is slid an inch or two from left to right, after which the aforedescribed operation is repeated.' After thus checking and straightening the arrow beyond its midpoint, the arrow can be reversed endwise and the arrow quill, not shown, positioned just beyond the first lug 15, after which the other half of the arrow can be checked and straightened, if necessary.

Since the lug seats 17 and 33 support the arrow shaft 29 normally slightly spaced from the arm 12, if the arrow is crooked, the part of the shaft extending across the arm 12 can swing toward and away from said arm as well as upwardly and downwardly relative to the arm without moving into a binding frictional engagement with the arm.

The bar end 13 is preferably provided with an opening 26, by means of which the straightener 7 can be readily hung up. The over-all length of the straightener 7 is approximately eight inches so that it can be conveniently carried in a garment pocket or in the accessory pocket of a quiver.

FIGURES 4 and 5 illustrate another embodiment of the arrow straightener, designated generally 27, including a bar portion 23 in lieu of the bar portion and which has a first or outer lug 29, instead of the lug 15, which is welded to or cast integral with the bar portion 23 and which has a downwardly facing substan tially semicircular lug seat or face 39. The bar portion 2% has an elongated slot 31 which is disposed at an incline upwardly toward the arm 32-.

instead or": me second or inner lug 16, the straightener 27 has a leg 33 provided with a substantially flat base surface 34 which is adapted to bear against the front side of the bar portion 2% and from which projects a noncircular shank portion 35 which fits slidably but nonrotatively in the siot 31 and which has a threaded extension of circular cross section, which projects from the back of the bar portion 28, and on which is mounted a wingnut 37 and a washer 38. The washer 33 is disposed between the wingnut and bar portion 23, Said second lug 33 has a substantially semicircular upwardly facing lugseat 39 which is downwardly offset from the lug seat 3% and disposed parallel thereto and which is also spaced slightly from the front side of the bar portion 28.

The remainder of the arrow straightener 27 corresponds with the arrow straightener 7 and is employed in the same manner. The spacing of the lug seats 3% and 39 from the bar portion 28 enables the lug seats to accommodate arrows of difierent diameters and to support the shafts of the arrows out of contact with the arm 32 so that rotation of the arrows may be readily accomplished. However, in addition, by loosening the wingnut 37, the lug 35 can be slidably moved toward or away from the lug The arrow straightener 27 can be most eiiicientiy utilized for straightening sharp bends with the lug 33 disposed near the lug 29 and for straightening long gradual bends with the log 33 positioned "emote from the lug 29.

Various other modifications and changes are contemplated and may be resorted to, without departing from the function or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. An arrow straightener comprising an elongated bar having a front side, an upper edge, and a lower edge, an arm extending upwardly from said upper edge adjacent one end of the bar and having a front side disposed coplanar with the front side of the bar, a first lug and a second lug carried by said bar and projecting outwardly from said front side remote from said arm, said first lug having a downwardly facing lug seat, said second lug being disposed between said first lug and said arm and having an upwardly facing lug seat oifset downwardly from and disposed parallel to the lug seat of said first lug, said lug seats being laterally spaced from the front sides of said bar and arm for supporting an arrow shaft spaced from the bar and arm, the lug seats of said first lag and second lug, respectively, being adapted to engage over and under parts of the arrow shaft adjacent an end of the arrow for supporting the arrow on the arrow straightener with another part of the arrow extending across the front side of said arm, and means inscribed on the front side of the arm for visually indieating a bend in the part of the arrow located between the arm and said lugs when the arrow is rotated in the lug seats about its axis.

2. An arrcw straightener as in claim 1, and means for varying the spacing between said lugs.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNZTED STATES PATENTS 

1. AN ARROW STRAIGHTENER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BAR HAVING A FRONT SIDE, AN UPPER EDGE, AND A LOWER EDGE, AN ARM EXTENDING UPWARDLY FROM SAID UPPER EDGE ADJACENT ONE END OF THE BAR AND HAVING A FRONT SIDE DISPOSED COPLANAR WITH THE FRONT SIDE OF THE BAR, A FIRST LUG AND A SECOND LUG CARRIED BY SAID BAR AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FRONT SIDE REMOTE FROM SAID ARM, SAID FIRST LUG HAVING A DOWNWARDLY FACING LUG SEAT, SAID SECOND LUG BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FIRST LUG AND SAID ARM AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY FACING LUG SEAT OFFSET DOWNWARDLY FROM AND DISPOSED PARALLEL TO THE LUG SEAT OF SAID FIRST LUG, SAID LUG SEATS BEING LATERALLY SPACED FROM THE FRONT SIDES OF SAID BAR AND ARM FOR SUPPORTING AN ARROW SHAFT SPACED FROM THE BAR AND ARM, THE LUG SEATS OF SAID FIRST LUG AND SECOND LUG, RESPECTIVELY, BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE OVER AND UNDER PARTS OF THE ARROW SHAFT ADJACENT AN END OF THE ARROW FOR SUPPORTING THE ARROW ON THE ARROW STRAIGHTENER WITH ANOTHER PART OF THE ARROW EXTENDING ACROSS THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID ARM, AND MEANS INSCRIBED ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE ARM FOR VISUALLY INDICATING A BEND IN THE PART OF THE ARROW LOCATED BETWEEN THE ARM AND SAID LUGS WHEN THE ARROW IS ROTATED IN THE LUG SEATS ABOUT ITS AXIS. 